Barron 3500词汇逆序,适用于SAT考试等。本人整理时进行了少量美化与修正,如发现存在问题请赐教。
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replica n. 复制 copy.
armada n. 舰队 fleet of warships.
agenda n. 议程 items of business at a meeting.
panacea n. 包治百病的药,灵丹妙药 cure-all; remedy for all diseases. saga n. 斯堪的纳维亚的传说;传奇 Scandinavian myth; any legend. phobia n. 恐怖 morbid fear.
xenophobia n. 惧外的 fear or hatred of foreigners.
acrophobia n. 恐高症 fear of heights.
hydrophobia n. 恐水症;狂犬病 rabies; fear of water. claustrophobia n. 幽闭恐怖症 fear of being locked in.
nostalgia n. 想家;乡愁 homesickness; longing for the past. paraphernalia n. 琐碎的东西;零碎的随身物品 equipment; odds and ends. anemia n. 贫血 condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles. insomnia n. 失眠 wakefulness; inability to sleep.
paranoia n. 妄想狂;偏执狂 psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution. cornucopia n. 象征丰饶的羊角 horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance. utopia n. 乌托邦 ideal place, state, or society.
aria n. 清唱剧 operatic solo.
euphoria n. 非常愉快;病态的愉快,愉悦症 feeling of great happiness and well-being (sometimes exaggerated).
aphasia n. 失声 loss of speech due to injury or illness. amnesia n. 失忆,健忘 loss of memory.
intelligentsia n. 知识分子;知识界 the intelligent and educated classes [often used derogatorily]. spatula n. 压舌板;抹刀;批灰刀 broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing. tarantula n. 毒蜘蛛 venomous spider.
anathema n. 诅咒 solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse. enigma n. 谜 puzzle; mystery.
stigma n. 耻辱;耻辱的标记;柱头;气门 token of disgrace; brand. miasma n. 沼气;瘴气,毒气;天然气 swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence.
charisma n. 魅力divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of a political leader. commentators have deplored the importance of a candidate's charisma in these days of television campaigning.
nirvana n. 涅磐 in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude.
phenomena n. 现象 observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation. subpoena n. 传票 writ summoning a witness to appear. stamina n. 毅力;意志力 strength; staying power. patina n. 铜绿;光泽;古色 green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting.
persona n. 角色 public personality or facade.
fauna n. 动物志 animals of a period or region.
tundra 苔原;冻土 rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America.